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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A Mammoth Fire Ina London.

Whitely's enormous drapery and
general stores and warehouses in West
bourne Grove and Queens Road, Pad
dingtOn, were partially destroyed by
fire Saturday evening. The pecuniary
damage is placed at $I,250,000. Sew
eral of the Whitely's employees and d
score of firemen were crossing a frail
bridge which connected one of the
burning buildings with another, when
the structure collapsed and threw it's
occupants down to the street, a dis
lance of so feet. Three of the en-
plOyes and two firemen were killed
outright. All the others received ter
rible injuries, some of which, it is
thought, will prove fatal. This is the
fourth time the same establishment
has been burnt within ten years.
Hon. Alpheus Hardy died in Boston
Sunday afternoon after long illness,
aged u years.
Mrs. H. C. Dudley of Barton Land
ing recently found a snake nicely coil
ed up in a bureau drawer.
Terrible fires are raging in Michigan,
destroying much valuable pine and
standing timber, and burning fences
and barns. The farmers are fighting
the fires to save their homes and
stock.
MILFORD Woodruff, president of the
Mormon apostles, has assumed the
presidency of the church temporarily
The permanent choice is to lie between
George Q. Cannon and Joseph Smith,
nephew of the original Joseph Smith.
The original Joseph Woodruff is 80
years old, and has been hiding from
the law officers for two years.
The base ball enthusiast is peculiar
mortal, says the Washington Post.
When his club loses he leaves the
grounds swearing at some particular
player and also vOwing never to go
again, but the next day sees him on the
bleaching boards yelling like a wild
Indian and, if his team wins, trying to
convince every one in his vicinity that
it is the best club in the country.
The failure of the National Opera
Company leads correspondent of the
New York Tribune to remark that
Solomon once came to grief trying to
run an opera company. He remarked
in Ecclesiastes, 81 got me men singers
and women singers and musical instru-
ments of all sorts and behold all was
vanity and vexatiOn of spirit, and there
was no profit under the sum-"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11

very general partisan reconstruction of
the civil SERVICE in Vermont, where
one of the worst demagogues in the
country has had control. They had
hoped, however, that the report from
the country at large might be more
favorable. But having kept close
company with the truth these three
years the mugwumps cannot afford to
turn their backs upon it now; they
will not hesitate to welcome it in this
instance, even though it may be dis
appointing. Meanwhile they will feel
grateful that in spite of all obstacles
the cause of reform has made some adj
vance and that it has so fearless and
honest champion as the president of
the reform league.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11
LYNDONVILLE.

John Cannaway intends to go to
California soon.
Albin Jewell has moved to the Pow
ers house at the Centre.
A. d. Paige and wife and w. S. JEFF
fers and wife go to Massawippi lake
next Friday to remain two weeks.
The Y. M. C.. A. base ball club of st.
Johnsbury came here last Tuesday and
were defeated by the LyndOns 25 to IL.
The first number of the LyndOnville
News will appear Aug. "a. Mr.. Farr
says he is meeting with good encOur-
agement and that the paper is bound
to go.
Riverside lodge, l. o. G.. T., has in
stalled the following officers: C. T., B.
H. Pierce V. t., Mrs. I'll. NJ. Adams /;
S., Carrie Jones A. S., E. M. Camp
bell; F. S., Mrs. I'll. G. Staples; Treas,
Mrs. Helen Kilby c., Thomas Bailey /;
NJ, Arthur Smith; ID. NJ, Mrs. A. Smith
g., Mary Leach Sent, Selim Reach !;
r. S., Mrs. III. Wilmarth L. S., Mrs.
III. Hunter. N. l.. Parker was elected
superintendent of juvenile work E.
NJ. Campbell representative and Mrs.
III. G. Staples alternate representative
to the grand lodge. E. NJ. Campbell
was recommended for appointment as
lodge deputy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11
A Hint for st. Johnsbury.

We are indebted to Frank Little,
Esq, for copy of the Kalamazoo Tel
egraph Especial nnmber) which gives
the industries, advantages and attrac-
tons of that beautiful town. The pa
per is deliberately gotten up, bound in
tinted covers, and profusely illustrated
with public and private buildings,
portraits of prominent citizens, etc. 1t
will probably be news to some readers
that this Michigan town leads the
world in the number of vehicles manu-
featured; in manufactures of wind
mills; in manufactures of spring too tn
harrows; and that it manufactures
more goods of tempered steel than any
city of it's size.n Kalamazoo is the
great headquarters for celery, it hav-
ing had 1440 acres under cultivation in
1886, the value of the product being
$500, 900. But we cannot enumerate
more of this city's industries, but SIM
ply remind the reader that it has the
most remarkable we'll of the country
supplying the city for both domestic
and fire purposes, at an average of a
million and a half gallons of pure,
sweet and cool water daily.
In looking over the advertisements
of this and other Western towns it has
occurred to us that should st. Johns
bury set forth her attractions in such
brilliant and truthful manner, it
would be money we'll invested and
might cause the return of some of her
most valued citizens who have been
allured to less favored places by the
judicious use of printers ink.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.

Engineer Melville of Arctic fame has
been made the head bureau of steam
engineering of the navy department.
James G. Blaine with his wife and
daughter, is in Dublin. Mr.. Blaine
intends to spend some time in Ireland.
Senator Sherman has started OIL a
a trip to the Pacific coast. He is ac-
companied by Mrs. Sherman and his
boom. -
Rev. G.. Shepherd has resigned the
passionate of the Baptist church in
North Bennington, to accept call to
Baldwinsville, Mass.
Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, the New Jer-
sey prohibitiOnist, predicts that the
prohibition and united labor parties
will effect an alliance in time for the
campaign of 1888.
j. P. Haynes of Galveston, Tex, a
cOlOred student at Dartmouth Medical
college, has been appointed demOnstra-
tor in anatomy at that institution for
the ensuing term.
1t is related that Mr.. Gladstone, af-
ter reading one of Beaconfield's speech
es, laid it down with sigh and the re-
mark, "With all his tinsel he will be
remembered when l am forgotten"
Oliver M. Adams, for many years in
business in Milford, Mass, as news
dealer on Main street, died Thursday
morning at his residence after pro-
tracted illness. He was born in Con-
cord, VT, in 1921. A widow and mar
ried daughter survive him.
Walter M. Gibson, deposed prime
,rnIc tnr Of III
who was tried on charges of robbing
the public treasury, and who escaped
from the islands after his acquittal, ar
rived at San Francisco from Honolulu
Saturday.
Rev. G.. P. ByingtOn, who for four
years has been serving as acting pas
tor of the CastletOn Congregat ional
church, has closed his service with it,.
1t is expected that a son of Hon. James
Barrett of Rutland will be called to
the vacancy.
Jessie Grant, son of the late Presi-
dent U. S. Grant, had a narrow escape
from death by lightning Sunday. He
was in Flanders, Ct, sitting at a win
dow when flash during the storm so
affected one of his thighs that he has
not yet fully recovered.
Rev. William English surprised his
people at Essex July 81 by giving no.
tice that he and his wife had received
appointments under the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions to labor in Turkey, and that
they expected to sail for that country
the last of September.
George Vandyke, the millionaire
"lumber king was Ia years ago earn
ing his living by chopping in the
woods in Coos county at 500 month
and board. He has recently erected
an elegant residence at Lancaster N.
H., for the use of his mother and sis
ter. Here he spends his time when he
can be absent from his extensive bust
ness interests. Mr.. Vandyke is IN
rriel and Is ahnut :26 x-earS of
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ST. JOHNSBURY EAST.

A special school meeting is called.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson left Monday
to join party of campers at WinoOski
pond.
Miss Charlotte Morrill, who was ex-
pected home on Wednesday, is indefi
nitely detained on account of illness.
Mrs. William Chapman and son left
Wednesday for a two weeks visit at
her sisters, Mrs. McCurdy, in Andover,
Mass.
The road on Main street that the
village have so patiently waited to
have repaired for the last eighteen
months is now almost impossible on
account of Saturdays rain.
Harrison Cutting, who has been for
the past six months employed in the
telegraph Office at Plymouth, N. H.,
has received the appointment of sta
ton agent at Plainfield, VT, where he
is now preparing to move his family.
greatly to the regret of the village.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11
WHEELOCK.

Mr.. Burbank is improving his grist
mill.
Henry Sherburne is visiting at Chas.
Rodgers of this place.
Rev. Horace Stiles of East Albany
will preach at South Wheelock church
next Sabbath forenoon.
The Ladies aid society of the village
will have a picnic sociable next Friday
afternoon at the residence of Eli East
man. All are cordially invited.
A large company assembled on the
evening of the 9th inst. at the resi-
dence of B. F. Taylor, the occasion be-
ing a reception given to the friends of
his son, Will Taylor and bride. The
evening was passed pleasantly and
towards it's close the happy couple re-
ceived as token of regard a nice sill
yer tea service. All present partOOk
of collation. and before departing
wished hearty God speed to the
worthy bride and groom. Mr.. Taylor
is principle of the academy in Hard
wick and his lady is also respected
teacher in the same institution.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11
THE TOWNS AROUND.
BARNET.


There has been quite a controversy
between the Cascade Pulp Co. and the
Clement brothers in regard to the claim
to the water privilege which promises
serious litigation between the parties.
The pulp mill is closed for repairs.
Simon Stevens from N. Y. city is in
town for few days.
Parties from Barnet are now camp
ing at Harvey's pond.
Edith Wallace has returned from
LittletOn where she has been spending
few weeks.
j. S. KenersOn got sick of his bar
gain on the Hall house and sold out to
Charles Hunter, who has moved the
house below his grist mill and intends
fitting it up for dwelling house.
The Band of Hope will give lunch
box party at the school house hall
August 18th. The entertainment will
consist of flag drill, tableaux, instru-
mental and vocal music, promenading,
etc. All are cordially invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11

The Barton Monitor says that Con-
gresham Grout, beyond question, will
support the regular nominee of the re-
publican party. just so. That's what
we said. Congressman GrOut, Brother
Blake and many other good republic
cans and worthy men will support "the
regular nominee of the national repub
lican convention" be he what he may,
good, bad or indifferent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11

st. John has been delivering temper
ance addresses i'm Massachusetts and
tells a reporter that the prOhibitOry
party, which cast Isl 900 votes in 1884,
cast over 300, 900 in 1885, and will sure
ly cast ,0O0, 900 in 1888. at is march
ing on to victory, and will become a
majority party before many years"
"AbOut when ?" inquired the reporter.
"AbOut 1892" replied the apostle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11
MIR. Curtis on the Administration.

An abstract of Mr.. Curtis's address
before the national civil service reform
league will be found on the second
page. While Mr.. Curtis tempers his
statements as far as possible for the
administration, it is none the less Sc
we're arraignment of the President as
regards his attitude toward civil SER
vice reform. The mugwumps long
ago admitted that "tlIere has been q
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11

The Milwaukee Sentinel pertinently
suggests that nobody has presented
Mr.. Cleveland in as bad light as Mr..
Curtis does. And yet = Rutland
Herald.
And yet, Mr.. Curtis having had the
courage to face the facts as they are,
also has the courage to give Mr.. Cleve-
land credit for what he has done in
behalf of civil service reform, be it
more or less. Stalwart republican pa
pers are very 10th to do even as much
aR this
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11

Fifty years ago last Monday, August
8, the late Albert G.. Chadwick began
the publication of the CALIFORNIAN.
Mr.. Chadwick was strong man ply
sically, mentally and morally, and put
ting his utmost energy into this work
he made a success where others had
failed. For eighteen years he printed
a conscientiously clean and reliable
newspaper, laying the foundations
broad and deep. In 1855 he sold to
the present proprietors. 1t has been
the aim of the present management to
retain and merit the reputation SO
we'll earned by it's founder. How we'll
it has succeeded history must record.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11
WEST CONCORD.

The Rev. T. p. Frost of st. Johns
bury, will preach and administer com
muniOn in the M. E. church next Sab
bath at 2:30 p. m. Come and hear him.
In consequence of the service here the
meeting at South Victory will be held
at 10 a. m.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11
EAST BURKE.

George ellison is sick with fever.
Mrs. Charles Smith fails very fast.
Holman Drew returns this week to
Cape Cod.
The fishermen are bringing in large
baskets of fish these days.
Report says that the Burke Mt. house
is to be closed after this month.
The Congregational church looks
we'll in its new dress of fresh paint.
Several from this place went to Will
lOughby nicing last Wednesday.
People about here are complaining
that there are no potatoes in the hills.
Oliver Coe came near having sun
stroke last week, but has recovered in
a measure.
Mrs. Mary Drew sells her household
goods at auction and starts for Spring
field, Mass, the Goth.
Henry Whitney was thrown from
his carriage one morning last week and
one knee was badly hurt.
Elva Frazier closed her school in
what is known as Pinkham, Friday af-
ternOOn, with picnic in Ezra Eggles-
tons sugar orchard.
The raspberry crop in this vicinity
has been a failure. Black berries are
quite plenty and blueberries are selling
at 10 cents per quart.
Quite number of the friends of the
widow Kilby met at the residence OF
her son Henry, where she lives, to Gel
citrate her eighty first birthday ami
versary, Friday, August 5th.
The village school will commence
the first Monday in September, and
continue ten weeks. Ada Boswell a
late graduate of st. Johnsbury Acad-
envy, has been engaged as teacher.
The new arrivals of summer visitors
here are Rev. /. E. Smith and family.
Mr.. Smith preached Sunday morning
at the M. E. church and DR.. Goodwin
in the afternoon at the Congregational
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11

At Pittsburg, Pa, Eddie, aged 8, the
eldest child of Mrs. Hade, left in the
house with four younger children,
poured oil from a can into the stove.
An explosion followed, burning the
youngest child to death, and fatally
burning all the others. They had seen
their mother build the fire that way.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11

square of glass from one of the large
show windows. This was done with
extreme care, evidently the work of no
novice. The same night that Perry's
store was burglarized, Al. Ranney lost
a nice harness, and some one cut down
the hammock hanging in Mr.. Perry's
ward and left it out behind John Gill
fillan's barn.
On Monday Perry's store came very
near being fired by some small boys
who like to sac a blaze but hardly
knew the serious consequences to
which it might lead. This is the Sec
ond fire of the kind that has been
started within a month. Some of the
same boys were in both affairs. We
think however that one boy at least
will remember not to be doing such
work in the future.
John Cameron spent Sabbath in
town. He is as full of business as
ever.
u. D. McNaughtOn and wife are
stopping at Ora Bishops for the pres
ent.
The mill has been shut down about
One-h half of the time for a week OH ac-
count of repairs.
P. b. VanDyke has just put in a
plank walk along the front of his lot
and that of Mrs. M. Morrill,.
Darwin Mason cut a piece of Hun
garian grass a few days which some
say yielded at the rate of six tons to
the acre.
Mrs. j. S. Hight has just put in a
plank walk from the sidewalk to her
front door, a much needed improve
ment.
Prof. COrliss was in town yesterday
looking up the chances for taking the
Academy this year. 1t was notsettled
at this writing.
Rev. James Dixon occupied the pull
pit last Sabbath, delivering an able
and instructive sermon. His text was
Eph. i: Is, Is.
PASSUMPSIC.
Cyrus Kendall has returned to Cali
fOrnia.
Frank Little has gone to Kirby to
work for AlmOn Page.
Rev. G.. M. Winch has been visiting
friends in the place for a few days.
John Duplessius' sisters from Brook
Ign, N. Y, are paying him visit.
Mrs. George Felch and children and
Mrs. Felch's mother are boarding with
Mrs. Lydia Harvey.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11
SHEEEIEID.

T. r. Stiles and wife were in town
over Sunday.
M. E. sociable at Mrs. w. HI. Chase's
Friday afternoon.
J. NJ. Carr has opened music store
in the front room of j. B. GibsOn's
house.
Rev. Henry Holmes preached very
interesting sermon at the M. E. church
Sunday morning.
News came Sunday morning of the
death of Rev. o. w. Barrows who
preached here five years ago.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11
O1ADOA
Incendiary Fire.

The house and barns of John McAu,
ley on Cabot Plains, were burned
Wednesday night of last week, with
all their contents. This included
much of their household effects, sever
al tons of hay, lumber wagon, two
harnesses, and all the haying tools ex-
cept the moving machine. Mr.. Nc
Auley and his wife are living in Barre;
at the time of the fire no one was Oc-
cupying the house. The fire was of
incendiary origin.
George Morse is soon to open shop
in Danville for the sale of picture
frames, albums, etc.
The town is full of visitors from ev-
cry part of the country. There are
bOarders at the hotel from Boston who
express themselves as much pleased
with the delightful scenery and pure
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11

The editorial column of the last Bur-
lingtOn Clipper had seven articles
about snakes and only one about
whisky. The connection seems apprO-
pirate, but the number of snakes seems
all out of proportion to the amount of
whisky
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11
PASSUMPSIC.
PEACHAM.

George Wood pays $500 for the
Trussell farm.
The severe rain of Saturday did
considerable damage to roads and
crops.
Two funerals have occurred during
the week /; those of Mrs. Oliver Clark
and Mrs. Thomas Clark.
Mr.. Chandler, a Chicago florist, has
located at the hotel to recuperate, he
being in very feeble health.
The fresh air children returned to
Boston, Thursday. With some rare
exceptions their stay with us was very
pleasant and good reports can be sent
to the city secretary.
Miss Martha j. Clark has been APP
pointed by the A. b. G. F. M. as mis-
siOnary to Japan, and will leave this
country about the first of October.
The other day as we were shingling
our house, a couple of trampy looking
fellows came along and wanted to work
offering to "work for nothing and
board themselves" and we employed
them for some time on those terms.
One of them went by the name of
"Jim" and pretended to be a deacon
but he didn't look like one. They
worked we'll, however, and went away
peaceably.
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To Amateur Printers. For Sale.

A complete outfit for printing. One Young
America Press x inches inside chase two screw
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having been improved is more valuable than when
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tia JENNETTE vARNUM, Peacham, VT.
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WALDEN.

School closed at the "Heights" last
week.
Miss Julia Dow is spending few
weeks in Stannard.
Mr.. Webster and family of Haver-
hill, Mass, are in town visiting friends.
Miss Olivia Amsden of Manchester,
N. H., is stopping at HI. Fosters for a
while.
Rev. S. L. Hedges and family were
in town over Sunday. Mr.. Hedges was
a former pastor of the NJ. E. chn rch in
this place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-11

DuTttHgJ0H OuppeT
The interstate commerce law did not
require the Central Vermont railroad
to cut off all passes, but the road did
so, except IN case of state officers. What
does the road hope or fear from the
state officers, possibly including the
supreme court bench
Prohibition in st. Adams.
Richford Gazette, Aug. 4.
The hotels and saloons in st. Adams
reaped a harvest Monday. Bars were
thrown wide open, and no attempt was
made to conceal the Illegal traffic in
liquor. st Adams is the only village
in the state where such open violation
of law is possible.
Commended to Vermont Exchanges.
Boston Herald.
Here's chance for improvement in
about one-fourth of our exchanges we
are surprised they have not previously
seen for themselves: Fold your pa
pers neatly, but don't roll them up and
stick wrappers around them and to
them. The wrapper is a nuisance,
and the paper can be as easily direct
ed without them.
Demand for Lecturers.
". T. Tribune.
The demand for good lecturers for
the coming season indicates a revival
of that means of entertaining the pub
lie. Not many years ago it was so
popular that almost any intelligent
man, by judicious advertising, could
get an audience. The people were so
often disappointed that the business
became Improbable except for men of
the highest standing in the lecture
field. The public taste is too discrim-
mating to allow a repetition of former
experience, but there is a growing de-
mand for good speakers. 1t is a sub
stantial kind of entertainment and its
revival will be of public benefit.
An Expensive Luxury.
Bennington Banner.
1t will strike the average reader
that the cost to the state of obtaining
the veriicts of the Vermont board of
railroad commissioners is good deal
of money for information telegraphed |
within an hour from the time the |
accidents happened. The methods of
this kind of railroad supervision may
be satisfactory to some, but what do
they amount to- Not one accident
will ever be prevented by means of
these Investigations and reports. The
State of Vermont would do a great
deal better to abandon these paternal
methods of government and apprO-
pirate money enough to enforce whole |
some laws without the necessity of
private subscriptions.
The Emigration Problem.
ManufdctureTs Gazette.
The recent attempt of some manu-
facturers to bring to this country skill
ed wOrkmen from Europe has been
baked by the emigration commission
ers. The emigrants had contract for
and though it was at far
higher wages than is paid to average
wOrkmen here, they were kept out
under the law fOrbidding contract
labor. Meanwhile tens of thousands
pass who never have done and never
mean to do an honest days work. 1t
looks as if the holes in the emigration
laws are on the wrong side of the skim
mer, keeping out what we want and
letting in much that we don't.
Wide wake for AupusE has an IL